Latin
Lines 1.37-1.57
Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds 1.37-57
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Bonus: In what Greek tragedian's play by the same name is this story presented? SOPHOCLES
17) Toss-Up: The Latin phrase Festina lente is an example of what figure of speech? OXYMORON or PARADOX
Bonus: What about Ad astra per aspera ? HYPERBOLE or ALLITERATION (ASSONANCE?)
18) Toss-Up: What was the flamen Dialis ? PRIEST OF JUPITER
Bonus: What about the flamen Quirinalis? PRIEST OF QUIRINUS, THE DEIFIED ROMULUS
19) Toss-up: What is the Latin derived term in English which means "the most excellent example" or "the perfect embodiment"? Hint: The Latin is literally translated "the fifth element" or "the fifth essence". QUINTESSENCE
Bonus: Besides the "fifth element" which moved the objects in the heavens, what were the four basic elements which were identified by Greek philosophers? AIR, EARTH, FIRE, WATER
20) Toss-Up: Who am I? I believed that the laws of heaven were more important than the laws of man so I defied King Creon's orders and buried my brother, who had attacked Thebes. I was eventually buried alive for my crime and I commited suicide. ANTIGONE
Bonus: In what Greek tragedian's play by the same name is this story presented? SOPHOCLES
Round 2
1) Toss-Up: What was the name for a stage on which dramatic perfromances would be held? SCAENA
Bonus: What were the caveae ? BANKS (WEDGES) OF SEATS
2) Toss-Up: Give the correct form of the relative pronoun in this sentence: Certamen, which is very competitive, is popular in Virginia. QUOD
Bonus: Every year there are several certamina in which we can participate. Give the correct form of the relative pronoun. (IN) QUIBUS
3) Toss-Up: What torture would Procrustes inflict upon unwitting passers-by? STRETCH THEM OR CHOP THEM TO FIT HIS BED
Bonus: Who finally put Procrustes out of our misery? THESEUS
4) Toss-Up: The English word grotesque, orginally reffering to grottos, was applied to what cavernous structure built by Nero after the Great Fire of Rome? DOMUS AUREA
Bonus: In what year was this fire? AD 64
5) Toss-Up: By what other name whose origin lies in mythology is the strait called the Dardanelles known? HELLESPONT
Bonus: How did Helle come to drown in this strait? SHE FELL OFF THE RAM CARRYING HER AND HER BROTHER PHRIXUS WHILE FLEEING FROM HER FATHER AND STEP-MOTHER